Recipes
Chicken Brests in Orange sauce
A Croat, Dennis Valčić, has been living in Cannbera more than 30 years. Although he runs a fast food restaurant he wrote a “Croatian Cookbook” in his new country, and to his old country he presented himself with a dish coming from Australian cuisine.
| Preparation time | 40 min |
|---|---|
| Demanding |  |
| Energetic value | 944 kcal / 3946 kJ |
| Table of nutritive values | |
Ingredients
 | 4 |
|---|---|
| 8 | smaller chicken brests filets |
| 150 ml | orange juice |
| 1 | grated orange rind |
| 1 | orange |
| 20 g | brown sugar |
| 1 teaspoon | sharp mustard |
| 40 g | butter |
| 2 tablespoons | oil |
| 2 teaspoons | Gussnel Dolcela starch flour |
| 1 tablespoon | Vegeta |
Preparation
- Make chicken filets thiner, spread over with Vegeta on both sides and brush with mustard.
- In larger skillet heat the oil and half amount of butter and gently sauté chicken on both sides around 8 minutes. Chicken take out and place on a warm plate.
- In the same skillet put remaining butter, grated orange rinds, orange juice and sugar and cook stirring for about 3 to 4 minutes.
- Add starch fluor mixed with little water and at the end thin slices of peeled orange. Cook shortly altogether and if needed dilute sauce with water, andd some salt.
Serving
Arrange chicken filets on the warm plate, put a slice of orrange on each filet and pour over hot sauce. As a side dish, you may serve boiled rice, and according to your wish various boiled vegetables.
Advice
Pay attention not to over-sauté chicken filets and make them too dry.
Little secret
Spread Vegeta over chicken filets and leave them marinated for approximately 10 minutes than brush them with mustard.
Nutritional values
Energetic and nutritional values have been calculated per meal.
| Nutrient | Unit of measurement | Quantity | RDA (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women* | men* | |||
| Total proteins | g | 117,27 | - | - |
| Total carbohydrates | g | 9,84 | - | - |
| Total fat | g | 45,57 | - | - |
| Diet fibres | g | 0,81 | - | - |
| Cholesterol | mg | 351,18 | - | - |
| Vitamin A | IU | 733,68 | 18 | 15 |
| Niacin | mg | 72,31 | 517 | 362 |
| Vitamin C | mg | 16,55 | 22 | 18 |
| Vitamin D | IU | 52,64 | 26 | 26 |
| Magnesium | mg | 110,62 | 37 | 28 |
| Phosphor | mg | 849,48 | 106 | 106 |
| Potassium | mg | 1036,41 | 28 | 28 |
| Sodium | g | 0,39 | 0 | 0 |
* RDA is based on daily intake for women of 2000 kcal, for men 2900 kcal, from 25 to 50 years of age. (Data source: DRI reports - Macronutrients, Elements, Vitamins, www.nap.edu; Genesis R&D and Podravka d.d.)
